The First Taint of Civilization A History of the Caroline and Marshall Islands in Pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885
“Hezel writes clearly and with erudition and commands an impressive body of information. His book is a tour de force. Not only will it be read eagerly by Pacific scholars, but it should find a wide audience among well-educated Micronesians hungry for greater understanding of how their islands have become ensnared in world geopolitics.” --Ethnohistory..
eBook, English, 1994
University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1994